Senior Manager, Application Development Engineering - Provider Data

Centene Corporation; Alton (IL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K

Stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off + holidays

Flexible remote/office/work hybrid

Job summary

Centene Corporation seeks a Senior Manager of Application Development to lead a team delivering complex enterprise software. You will guide design, development, testing, and implementation, collaborating with data modelers, architects, analysts, data stewards, and SMEs to meet business needs.

This remote US role requires strong leadership, Agile expertise, and hands-on experience with databases and data governance. Travel is quarterly; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 6+ years of related experience
• Experience with Application Development and Applications Architecture
• Knowledge of Agile software development
• Hands-on with databases and data governance, including graph models
• Healthcare payer/provider operations or data management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of Senior Application Development Engineers on large-scale projects
• Lead scope, schedule, and budget management and reporting
• Make decisions based on progress and outcomes
• Establish training and career development plans for developers
• Oversee 3rd party development teams and vendor performance
• Define risk management processes and mitigation activities
• Communicate with security and SRE during service transitions
• Lead design and development of proof-of-concept environments
• Manage hiring, training, and performance reviews of staff
• Delegate tasks to ensure stable operation of development activities
• Develop staff capabilities and IT best practices understanding
• Hold teams accountable to quality and timeline objectives
• Ensure compliance with policies and standards

Skills

Team leadership

Application development

Agile software development

Data governance

Graph databases

Collaboration

Healthcare domain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applications Architecture

DevOps practices

Job description

Manages the team members accountable for designing, developing, and implementing complex enterprise software solutions. Collaborates closely with technical and non-technical roles such as data modelers, architects, business analysts, data stewards, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide design, technical analysis, development/configuration, testing, implementation, and support expertise representing the interest of the business across the enterprise. This is a remote position within the United States requiring quarterly business travel. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

• Oversees a team consisting of Senior Application Development Engineers responsible with large-scale complex Application Development projects / programs
• Accountable for leading efforts around project scope, schedule, and budget ensuring commitments and progress are monitored closely and communicated clearly.
• Makes decisions based on reported application progress and outcomes
• Establishes training and career development planning to Application Developers
• Oversees the work of 3rd party Development teams, holds 3rd party vendors accountable to our standards, policies, and performance expectations.
• Defines processes to identify and evaluate risks and participates in mitigation and control activities
• Expertly communicates with Application and Infrastructure Management operational groups during service transition
• Partners with Security and SRE teams, makes sure all security and change management policies are followed.
• Leads the design and development of proof of concept and prototype application environments
• Manages the hiring and training of new and existing staff, conduct performance / salary reviews, and provide leadership, technical guidance and coaching to Developers executing all aspects of applications development
• Establishes operational objectives and delegates tasks to team Developers to help ensure the stable operation of application development activities
• Provides expert knowledge to develop staff capabilities to strengthen understanding of application development industry, business issues and best practices; evaluate implications to IT
• Holds teams accountable to meet functional, quality, and time line objectives.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience, including prior management experience

• Experience with Application Development; Applications Architecture, DevOps industry best practices
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development
• Hands-on, technical background surrounding databases and data governance, ideally including knowledge of graph model databases
• Healthcare payer, provider operations, or provider data management experience preferred

Collaboration and team building skills

You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K
• stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.